prerogative

Meanings

Plural: prerogatives

Noun

• a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
  • "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
• An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
• A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
• A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
• A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.

Adj

• Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
• Characterized by lawless state actions, as in a prerogative state.

Synonyms

exclusive right, perquisite, privilege